Heart of gold...Jaden Smith launches a pop-up food truck, I Love You Restaurant, for the homeless in Los Angeles
The banner is a collection of 69 painted portraits of notable figures and trailblazers from the African American community both have painted over the years.
Grandmaster Flash has become the first DJ to win the Polar Music Prize, often dubbed the Nobel Prize For Music .
After 114 years of using ink on paper to deliver news that informs, educates and empowers the African American community throughout the Windy City, Real Times Media, parent company of the Chicago Defender, has announced that the Chicago Defender will move to a digital-only format
It’s official, Ebony Magazine—along with its sister publication Jet Magazine—has potentially closed its doors for good.
Saturday marked three years since the world witnessed the infamous video of Philando Castile bleeding and taking his last breaths after he was shot by a police officer in Minnesota.
There's Black girl magic on front of and behind the cover of TIME magazine's 2019 Optimists issue. The cover features the legendary Cicely Tyson and was guest-edited by visionary filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
On the Fourth of July, Damon Wayans Jr. took to Twitter to say, “Happy white people proud of their racist ancestors day.”
Marilyne Tatang, 23, crossed nine borders in two months to reach Mexico from the West African nation of Cameroon, fleeing political violence after police torched her house, she said.
African-Americans and gun ownership. In his new memoir, RJ Young writes about what he calls a “literal arms race … ramped up by racialized fear.”
In a sunlit room, an African-American mother talks about the moment she learned her then-9-year-old son tried to kill himself.
On the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. courts are still divided about African Americans’ right to wear their natural hair in the workplace.
The Human Rights Campaign has named lawyer Alphonso David as president of the LGBTQ civil rights organization
Maurice A. Stinnett, Ph.d. currently serves as the first black male Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for the NBA with BSE Global, which develops, operates, and manages the NBA Brooklyn Nets.
Although overall reported sexual harassment complaints are down, African-American women have experienced an increased risk of sexual harassment.
Two state senators introduced legislation to seek out forgotten cemeteries, citing a Tampa Bay Times investigation.
For the first time in Dallas history, eight top posts are all held by African Americans at the same time. Observers say qualifications and not race are the deciding factor in Dallas.
Nekhi Gilbert, 12, clapped and shouted from the home team dugout at Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy. The competitors were ahead, but Nekhi and his teammates were not about to give up.
Brianna Mason spent the last four years working to reach her goal of becoming the first African American crowned Miss Tennessee.
In 1989, the warnings were dire. The Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing," critics and columnists said, would provoke violence and disrupt race relations.
Deah Berry Mitchell and Dalila Thomas are combining black history with local eats.
What comes next? In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not unconstitutional.
These Black Knights were perennial MLB All-Stars and among the best at their respective positions.
Since the founding of the Black Press 192 years ago, African American-owned newspapers have served their communities in ways that no other publications have.
Google is known for their Google Doodles highlighting major current events, and when the search giant failed to make one for Juneteenth, artist Davian Chester stepped in and sketched an image that quickly went viral on social media.
